Meyers OTW

Meyers OTW

Meyers OTW
Role	Training biplane
Manufacturer	Meyers Aircraft Company
Designer	Allen Meyers
First flight	1936
Produced	1936-1944
Number built	104

The Meyers OTW (Out To Win) was a 1930s United States training biplane designed by Allen Meyers and built by his Meyers Aircraft Company from 1936 to 1944.

Development

In anticipation for a demand for training aircraft caused by the introduction of a civil war training scheme (in which civil flying schools would provide primary training for the military), Allen Meyers designed the OTW and formed the Meyers Aircraft Company to build it. The OTW was a conventional biplane with tandem seating for two in open cockpits and a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The prototype was powered by a 125hp (93kW) Warner Scarab engine and it first flew on 10 May 1936. The aircraft was produced in two main variants; the OTW-145 powered by a 145hp (108kW) Warner Super Scarab, and the OTW-160 powered by a 160hp (119kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

Variants

OTW-125: Production variant with 125hp (93kW) Warner Scarab engine.
OTW-145: Production variant with 145hp (108kW) Warner Super Scarab engine.
OTW-160: Final production variant with 160hp (119kW) Kinner R-5 engine.
OTW-KR: One aircraft was re-engined with a 120hp (89kW) Ken-Royce 7G engine.

Aircraft on Display

A Meyers OTW on display in the EAA AirVenture Museum

N15784 - Combat Air Museum, Topeka, Kansas
N34357 - EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
N34310 - Pioneer Flight Museum, Kingsbury, Texas

Specifications (OTW-160)

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 22 ft 6 in ( m)
Powerplant: 1 × Kinner R-5, 160 hp (119 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 120 mph ( km/h)
Range: 275 miles ( km)

References

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 2476–7.

External links

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